By Richard Cowan, Andy Sullivan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday that would avert a midnight government ...

By Bo Erickson, Richard Cowan, Andy Sullivan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress has two days as of Thursday to avert a partial government shutdown after President-elect ...

"Tonight the Senate delivers good news for America: there will be no government shutdown right before Christmas," Schumer ...

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The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a federal government shutdown shortly after the midnight funding deadline.

The US Congress averted a government shutdown early Saturday after weeks of negotiations that went down to the wire, as the Senate rubber-stamped a bill passed earlier by the House to fund federal ...

The US House of Representatives voted Friday to avert a government shutdown with just hours to spare, with Democrats joining Republicans to advance a funding bill keeping the lights on through mid ...

Congressional leaders dropped the text late Tuesday for legislation to stave off a looming government shutdown Friday night ... tightened restrictions on US investments in China, the green light ...

The bill was approved 366-34, and now goes to the Senate, for expected quick passage. “We will not have a government shutdown,” Johnson said ahead of the vote. It was the third attempt from ...

"After a chaotic few days in the House ... spending bill to continue government funding 38 minutes after it expired at midnight (0500 GMT Saturday). The government did not invoke shutdown ...

The US Congress averted a Christmastime government shutdown early Saturday after weeks of tense negotiations that went down to the wire, passing a bill to fund federal agencies through mid-March. With ...

The US Congress averted a Christmastime government shutdown early today after weeks of tense negotiations that went down to the wire, passing a bill to fund federal agencies through mid-March.